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Diabetes treatment
Diabetes prevention and treatment.
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Diabetes treatment
Conventional therapy
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A term used in clinical trials where one group receives treatment for diabetes in which a1c and blood glucose levels are kept at levels based on current practise guidelines. However, the goal is not ...
Lipid
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A term for fat in the body. Lipids can be broken down by the body and used for energy.
Pancreas transplantation
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A surgical procedure to take a healthy whole or partial pancreas from a donor and place it into a person with diabetes.
Fructose
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A sugar that occurs naturally in fruits and honey. Fructose has 4 calories per gram.
C-peptide
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A substance the pancreas releases into the bloodstream in equal amounts to insulin. A test of c-peptide levels shows how much insulin the body is making.
C-reactive protein
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A substance produced in the liver in response to injury or inflammation. Elevated levels of c-reactive protein are associated with a higher risk of heart attack and stroke.
Diabetes Control and Complications Trial (DCCT)
Health care; Diabetes treatment
A study by the national institute of diabetes and digestive and kidney diseases, conducted from 1983 to 1993 in people with type 1 diabetes. The study showed that intensive therapy compared with ...
